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Trillions within reach, yet governments' Global Tax Treaty draft lets the richest climate polluters off the hook
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As the fifth round of negotiations on the Global Tax Treaty also known as the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation opens today in New York, Greenpeace International is calling on governments to raise their ambition.
Nina Stros, Global Senior Policy Expert, Greenpeace International said: Governments and delegates still have not grasped what is at stake but they face a simple choice.
Create global tax rules to speed the transition to a fairer, more resilient future by disincentivising investment in environmentally destructive industries, ending tax-dodging, and holding wealthy polluters to account.
[1]The newly published zero draft of the Global Tax Treaty falls far short of the ambition needed to hold the wealthiest polluters to account.
Notes:[1] As war on Iran drives record Q2 profits for Big Oil, communities struggle with extreme weather and soaring costs[2] The Global Tax Treaty is the first genuinely inclusive forum for delivering fair and inclusive global rules.